Canada vs Great Britain LIVE: Women’s football result, final score and reaction at Tokyo Olympics today
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Great Britain take on Canada in their third and final group stage fixture on Tuesday, already through to the knockout phase but now trying to secure top spot.
Six points taken so far, courtesy of a two-goal victory over Chile and a late win over hosts Japan, leave Team GB able to rotate the squad for this fixture if head coach Hege Riise wants to, though in theory a first-place finish in the group should yield a better fixture in the quarter-finals. If Great Britain finish top, they will play third place from either Group F or G - China PR or Australia at the start of play on the final round of games - while a second-place finish sees them play F’s runners-up, likely Brazil or Netherlands.
Canada still need a point to guarantee their own progression, though with the two best third-place sides also going through, they look in a strong position to reach the last eight regardless.
Follow live updates of Canada vs Great Britain at Tokyo 2020, as well as major updates from other events below:
- Match kicks off at 12pm BST
- Great Britain already through after two victories, Canada need a point
- Canada XI - Labbe; Buchanan, Quinn, Rose, Riviere, Leon, Lawrence, Viens, Gilles, Beckie, Schmidt
- Great Britain XI - Roebuck; Bronze, Williamson, Stokes, Bright, Ingle, Weir, Daly, Scott, Stanway, Parris
- Leon scores opener for Canada
- Weir’s late deflected strike earns draw for Team GB
The wild celebrations were captured at Maidenhead Swimming Club in the UK as Dean stormed to victory in the 200m freestyle final.
Fellow Team GB swimmer Duncan Scott came second to take silver, the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together.
The video, which was posed by Lewis Coombes of the BBC, has now been watched more than 2.6m times and received more than 32,000 likes.
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 22:20
She is the daughter of rock and roll royalty.
Now Jessica Springsteen, the daughter of legendary musician Bruce Springsteen and fellow E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, is aiming for Olympic gold.
Springsteen, who is ranked the third best show jumper in the US and 27th in the world, has her eyes on achieving glory in Tokyo.
More below.
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 22:05
The Olympic star’s former teammate said that she was “proud” that Biles decided to focus on her mental health when she stepped away from the team all-around competition at Tokyo.
The pair won gold together at Rio 2016 and Riasman, 27, says that “none of us know what it feels like to be Simone Biles right now.”
“You know, I felt like I had a lot of pressure and that was nothing compared to what Simone has on her right now,” Raisman told People.
“Simone has more pressure than any other gymnast I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. And it’s a lot.
“And I think that it’s a bigger conversation of, you know, there needs to be better systems out there to support the mental health of athletes and to help athletes navigate how much pressure they’re under.”
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 21:45
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus swam the Olympic race of her life when she beat US great Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m freestyle, but all people have talked about was her coach’s celebration following the win.
Coach Dean Boxall, who is known for his intense coaching style, was filmed in the stands following the race with an overwhelming victory dance.
Danielle Zoellner has the story.
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 21:25
The success of these young kids probably won’t make the lives of most urban skateboarders any easier.
Jennifer Stavros has more.
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 21:07
The iconic gymnast took to social media after pulling out of the team all-around event, which Team USA went on to win a silver medal in.
Biles, who has spoken of the pressure she feel at the expectations placed on her, later told journalists that she had pulled out in order to concentrate on her mental health.
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 19:48
The network used some TV magic to insert the Team USA swimmer into video of wild celebrations back home in Seward, Alaska, as she secured an upset win in the 100m breaststroke in Tokyo.
Graeme Massie27 July 2021 19:24
Netherlands player Vivianne Miedema has broken the record for the most goals scored in a single Olympic women’s football tournament after just three games of Tokyo 2020.
Ms Miedema beat the previous record of six goals, set by Canada’s Christine Sinclair in 2012, on Tuesday when she scored two goals in her country’s 8-2 victory over China.
The 25-year-old footballer scored four goals in the Netherlands’ 10-3 win over Zambia and two in a 3-3 draw with Brazil earlier this month.
Conrad Duncan27 July 2021 19:03
The UN’s refugee agency has said it wants to help a Venezuelan boxer who fought in Tokyo for the Refugee Olympic Team this week, a day after his father said he could not return to Trinidad and Tobago where he had been living.
Eldric Sella was defeated in his opening match against the Dominican Republic's Euri Cedeno, cutting short the Olympic aspirations of the 24-year-old boxer who in 2018 fled his home country for Trinidad and Tobago.
In an interview with Venezuelan online broadcaster VPItv, his father Edward Sella said his son was not able to return to the Caribbean nation.
“UNHCR is in discussions to assess the most appropriate solution for Eldric Sella and his family,” a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told Reuters.
“We are very proud of Eldric's achievements as part of the Refugee Olympic Team and are grateful for all the support provided to him and his family thus far.”
It was not immediately clear why Mr Sella would be unable to return to Trinidad and Tobago, where he had sought asylum.
Conrad Duncan27 July 2021 18:40
Tennis star Naomi Osaka suffered a shock defeat in the third round of the women’s singles earlier today as the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova pulled off one of the biggest upsets of Tokyo 2020 so far.
Ms Osaka had hoped to play a starring role at her home Games after lighting the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony.
Our reporter, Eleanor Crooks, has the full story below:
Conrad Duncan27 July 2021 18:28